Global trade=global warming A thoughtful commentary from Kumar Venkat in today’s Salon argues for the connection between the expansion of global trade and global warming/climate change. Most interesting to me [ … ]
REHANCE-ing T-shirt design Been meaning to put this up since I saw an article on Greenbiz.com about T.S. Designs, a company that creates custom t-shirt and other apparel. Their company [ … ]
The Bridge over the River Mullica… is made of recycled plastic. Really interesting article from the Washington Post on this unique use of recycled material, and how it’s proven itself [ … ]
Sustainable Take-Out As a big fan of carrying out, I’m happy to seethis development in take-out containers. Check out the rest of this site, too, as exciting things are happening [ … ]
Back in the Saddle… With the semester winding down, blogging’s had to take a low position on the list of priorities, but, never fear, Sustainablog is not dead (Long live [ … ]
Insurance by the Mile? I’ve read about plans similar to PAYD, which is described in this article from Grist‘s “Soapbox” column, and find the concept really intriguing. Seems like the [ … ]
Welcome to the Meatrix Just came across this site, which has a really fun and very informative take on factory farming. Once the animation has played, you can find our [ … ]
Energy-efficient lighting comes of age Interesting article from E! The Environmental Magazine on energy-efficient home lighting options. Been using CFLs almost exclusively since buying our new house, and have no [ … ]
Climate Stewardship Act defeated While the immediate impact of this vote against the McCain-Leiberman Climate Stewardship is negative, clearly headway has been made when five Republicans beyond Senator McCain vote [ … ]
Senate Caves on Healthy Forests From The New York Times via Grist, yet another example of our leaders bowing to immediate pressures, even if their solution has little to do [ … ]
Lewis & Clark College Is First U.S. Campus to Achieve Compliance with Kyoto Good news on the higher education front.
New Rules on Cell Numbers May Send Millions of Phones to the Trash From the AP via TBO.com, the potential environmental consequences of new rules on portability of cell phone [ … ]
Green Apartments Once again, the building industry seems to adapt to sustainable development as quickly as any sector. Take this article from the Green Market Report on green apartment buildings [ … ]